Pjotr - Guitar Roelsel - Voice Jansel - Bass & Voice Henry - Drums & Voice
Influences
Everything from 77 punk through US 80's hc to dwarvecore and whatever. Stiff Little Fingers, Ruts, Poison Idea, Discharge, GBH, Ramones, Spermbirds; you name it - we swallowed it!
Sounds Like
Four guys playing like their lives depend on it (which it does, doesn't it?)
Rat Patrol (Rattus patrolicus) is a plague you just can’t seem to get rid of. Since 1988 this species kicks ass and puts out loud & fast hardcore punk, and just when you thought ‘it’s done, they’re dead’, oh no, there’s a new album!!! How these crazy fucks manage to maintain the same line-up for 20 years is still a miracle, but, yes, Pjotr, Roelsel, Jansel & Henry Rat are still on it, and release their 4th studio album, the roaring “Ibiza Kepone”, in September 2008… And, the older they get, the rougher the sound. This is also due to the great recording engineer Tsar Fat Peter Sharky “El Gordo” Haaima the Great and masterer Hans Pieters (Excess Rotterdam).
Rat Patrol still plays pure hardcore (no metal). Lyrics are important, but more to give rise to discussion or thinking, than to show a pointed finger. Currently, they also love to piss themselves off in their lyrics…. It’s what getting older does to them I guess…
Their previous releases are 'Rat Patrol' (1989), 'Not a youth cult' (1992) (both recorded by Dolf at Joke's Koeienverhuurbedrijf, Amsterdam), and "Painkiller" (1997) (recorded by menno Bakker at Bunt's, Utrecht). Everything is released on the bands own label 'Highly Obscure Records'. DIY it is!
Rat Patrol was named after a song by Naked Raygun. They are influenced by really all sorts of things, from 77 punk to the loudest hate core. Jansel and Roelsel played with Deluxe Green (punk rock 1978 - 1989); Henry played drums with De Verkouden Olifant (1982, punk), M.B.P. (hardcore, 1985 - 1988) and Kotton Krown (guitar pop, 1989 - 1992), and was singer for Chronicore (punk, 1991-1993) and Larry Speaks (hardcore, 1994-95). He also played drums for Over The Moon (guitar pop), from 1996 thru 1998.
Rat Patrol shared the stage with Gorilla Biscuits, Spermbirds, Seein’ Red, Youth of Today, Catweazle, Negazione, Christ on Parade, Strychnine, Broken Bones, The Bips, Bambix, UK Subs, Slapshot, Strychnine, Milkman, AntiDote, Upset Noise, and many more, and of course with the Gate Crashers….
Don't forget the video section: Rat Patrol live in Utrecht in 2000! (see below as well for the youtube link)
Rat Patrol - Live in Simplon, 12 September 2008. Video made by Paul Schwarte (best to turn off the audioplayer right top of page first...).
See & hear us live in Utrecht, 2000 (best to turn off the audio player right top of page first... ). For full screen option, go to the video section of this page.
Slide show (if you just see an add, click on the circled-X on the right top corner and the show will start):
We used to be called "Mumrik" that was looking for a singer and now we finally found a singer and the band name became STM since we are working together at a distance of 6000miles from Leeds, UK to Kyoto, Japan. We have uploaded 3 songs now. Check out how it works.
Hey Henry, I'll keep you on my list for the future shows that will be organized so you won't be forgotten next time okay?! And concerning Eskorbuto, defo a great band!! Take care, ciao bianca/AA
Hi! How's life in Groningen? We hope everything's fine! Since we're anyway here, listening to your tunes, we might as well mention that we've just added 3 more songs to our profile. Feel free to check 'em out and drop us a comment!!! Love Jane D.
Dank je wel for
being our friend :) We look forward to meeting all of our new friends
on tour. Don't be shy come and say hallo! Hopefully see you at
a show?
Henry ! mate... what a pleasure to find you again... thanx for stopping by ! Finally Rupert Murdoch showed some interest for the humankind, offering us to meet you again... ahah... how have you been ?? and the band ?
Hello you friend out there! If you got some spare-time, please vote for us on The Arvika-festival (A Swedish music-festival) We would be mighty grateful! If we get enough votes, we'll be going there and oppose an alternative to the ordinary commercial crap... Love Jane Doe
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